Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Long Beach Museum of Art

Enterance

Looking up artists from different eras


Lobby

Interesting room 

Programs

View from second Floor

A " sanctuary" drawn and painted by kids

Self Portrait

Self Portrait

Room with different sound visuals




LBMA
Overall I thought this museum was interesting, more interesting than the Bowers Museum. This museum was based on modern visual art. There were a lot of dark rooms. A lot of it did not make sense to me but i tried to thoroughly enjoy it. My favorite room was in the fourth picture, a couple of tvs showing the same image, but it was kinda weird because the lady on the tv wasn't making sense. this was a new art form to me, and well it was a good experience. Id recommend going on a Friday like i did because its FREE, its very small and you can easily go through it in less than an hour. Interesting to say the least, but i didnt really enjoy it.

Bowers Museum


Chinese Chess Set, Features the Emperor as the king of the game

closeup



Clothes for ceremonies

three horses made of terra cotta



Native Necklace



Pottery Mask


another mask






scene made from sperm whale ivory

pie cruster made from whale bone

also made from whale

and tweezers made from whale

wells fargo box
big watercolor paiting.

Bowers Museum in Santa Ana

Overall i enjoyed this museum. it had a lot of old artifacts and a lot of interesting things. There were lots of artifacts from different cultures in this museum. The had a big exhibit from the terra cotta warriors that i wasnt able to attend :( but looked really interesting. My favorite exhibit was the sperm whale one. it showed a lot of objects that were made during the times of whale hunting. its sad to see what we killed whales for, but at the same time amazing how certain objects had extremely high value.  overall i spent about an hour and half  at this museum, but it was well spent. i definately enjoyed what was on display.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Lecture Analysis 10-18-11

This lecture was really fun. We watched clips of Avatar. This lead to a talk about identity. In the movie Jake believed that when he was in his avatar form that it was his actually reality. He felt this way since he felt more alive since in his real body he was not able to walk since he was paralyzed. Later in the movie he knows that he belongs in his avatar form and * spoiler alert * he transfers himself into the avatar body permanentAly. After the clips Glenn showed us pictures of people and descriptions of who they pretend to be online. Some people choose to tAke an identity of somebody totally different then themselves. While others are proud to be who they are. Everybody has the right to be who they want to be. Glenn showed us a picture of a woman who was I believe Filipino. She would travel to different locations and take on the role as if she were part of a group since she was born. There is nothing bad about being who you want to be. This lecture left me thinking, and I do think it's important not to judge others.

Art Presentation Leonardo Da Vinci

  • the length of the outspread arms is equal to the height of a man
  • from the hairline to the bottom of the chin is one-tenth of the height of a man
  • from below the chin to the top of the head is one-eighth of the height of a man
  • from above the chest to the top of the head is one-sixth of the height of a man
  • from above the chest to the hairline is one-seventh of the height of a man
  • the maximum width of the shoulders is a quarter of the height of a man
  • from the breasts to the top of the head is a quarter of the height of a man
  • the distance from the elbow to the tip of the hand is a quarter of the height of a man
  • the distance from the elbow to the armpit is one-eighth of the height of a man
  • the length of the hand is one-tenth of the height of a man
  • the root of the penis is at half the height of a man
  • the foot is one-seventh of the height of a man
  • from below the foot to below the knee is a quarter of the height of a man
  • from below the knee to the root of the penis is a quarter of the height of a man
  • the distances from the below the chin to the nose and the eyebrows and the hairline are equal to the ears and to one-third of the face



Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Lecture analysis 10/11/11

i didnt know what to expect on this day in class. Glenn made it fun tho, we had a big discussion about how we want to run the class. we then spent most of the class wondering if we could actually draw. i myself am not that food at it. Glenn gave us a blank piece of paper, and we started drawing in sections. in the end it ended up being a man on a chair. he told us to shut off our brain and draw without thinking. its crazy how well it worked kuz in the end i had a drawing of something i wouldnt have thought i could draw. it was really fun and interactive :)